green shooter

Chapter 77 Christmas
Half a season has passed in a blink of an eye, and Christmas in 2007 is coming. In this most important festival in western countries, no matter how cold the weather is, it can't stop the enthusiasm of the people.

On Christmas Eve, silver-white snowflakes floated in the sky, and the streets and alleys of Turin City were full of festive atmosphere. The shops on the street were all hung with colorful lights, and Christmas trees of all sizes were spread across every corner of the city.

The happiest thing is the children, and it is the time of the year when you can expect Santa Claus to bring you Christmas gifts.

Zhu Hantao was at the entrance of Porta Nuova Railway Station in the center of Turin, watching the pedestrians coming and going, some of them brought their families to the street to enjoy the arrival of the festival.

There are also those who came out of the train station with luggage, probably working in other places and rushing home for Christmas.go to school?The students have been on vacation for a long time, and it is impossible to wait until today to go home.

In order to welcome Christmas, the shops on both sides of the road are very beautifully decorated, but many of them are closed today, because the people who open the shops are also reunited with their families for the holiday.

Zhu Hantao and his family’s restaurant is open normally today. It’s never been a Christmas habit for their family. They can make more money by opening a shop today, because there are really fewer restaurants that are open today than usual.

Walking into the train station, he looked up at the scrolling electronic display board. Zhu Hantao was a little puzzled as to why he couldn't find the train coming from Giaverno.

Oh yes, Giaveno is a small place, and it must not be a big station. It should be a small station on a certain line. I searched again, and at this moment the phone rang.

"I've been here for a long time, Zhu, how about you?" It was Daniel who called.

No, I've already arrived, Zhu Hantao was confused: "I've arrived too! I've been waiting for you at the train station for a long time."

"Ah!? The train station? What are you doing at the train station?" Daniel yelled on the other end of the phone, "Are you stupid? Did I say I came back by train? I told you about the bus! I took the bus!"

"Ah? Oh! That's no wonder I feel something is wrong." Zhu Hantao scratched his head, he really didn't pay much attention to this, and he didn't listen carefully at the time, subconsciously thinking that he was taking a train, "Then where are you now?"

"Come out, go to the gate of the train station, I'll go find you. Crack!" The other end hung up the phone.

Zhu Hantao took the phone away from his ear, glanced at the screen, the call was over, all right, put the phone away and walked to the gate of the train station.

Finally, seeing Daniel walking towards him with a suitcase, Zhu Hantao smiled at him. Daniel put the suitcase aside and walked up to give Zhu Hantao a hug.

"It's been a while." Zhu Hantao was delighted to see his friend from the bottom of his heart.

Ever since Zhu Hantao and the others got together last time, Daniel had left Turin for Giaveno, and he hadn't seen each other for more than two months.You must know that the two of them have played football together almost every week since they were young.

"I often see you on TV and newspapers."

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Let's go, chat while walking." Daniel stretched out his hand and dragged his luggage, and walked in front.

"Didn't your family come to pick you up?" Zhu Hantao asked.

"Ham, my house is so close to the train station. It's not like you don't know it, so you can go back by yourself. It just so happens that you accompany me for a walk."

"Isn't it up to you to carry so much luggage? Do you want me to carry the luggage for you?"

"It's okay, what is this thing, I'm also a football player, okay, don't underestimate me."

"Okay, okay, how are you doing?"

"What can I do, training, playing football, and competing." Speaking of which, Daniel became depressed.

Giaveno is a small town west of Turin, and the team Giaveno Coadze is not a professional team, but a semi-professional team.

Obviously feeling that his friend didn't want to talk about this topic, Zhu Hantao quickly said: "I wanted to call Luka and the others, but Luka said he wanted to accompany his girlfriend, and Capelupo said he wanted to accompany his family. They are not enough friends."

Daniel glanced at Zhu Hantao, "They just don't know how to face you."

"Ah? What do you mean you don't know how to face me? We are friends!"

"Alas," Daniel sighed, "The better you play in Serie A, the bigger the gap with us will be. At first, we didn't feel it, but when we suddenly found out that there was news about you everywhere on TV, newspapers and news, we realized that we were getting farther and farther away from you."

"But I have always regarded you as good friends."

"I know, it's just that I can't face it here."

"..." Zhu Hantao fell silent, not knowing what to say.

The two of them walked like this without saying a word, and soon came downstairs to Daniel's house. Daniel's mother had already gone downstairs and waited for him by the side of the road.

"Okay, send it here, and you should go back quickly." Daniel said to Zhu Hantao with a forced smile on his face.

"Hey, how can it be like this, Zhu go upstairs to our house and sit down, you haven't come to our house for a long time." Daniel's mother said to her son in the first half of the sentence, and then to Zhu Hantao.

Just as Zhu Hantao was about to speak, "No need for mom, Zhu has to go home to be with his family." But Daniel refused for Zhu Hantao.

All right, that's what everyone said, "Then I'll go back. Goodbye, Auntie. Daniel, you... take care too." After finishing speaking, he turned and left.

Walking to the bus platform, there happened to be a No. 4 tram coming in, and Zhu Hantao caught up with the bus in three steps.

I didn't expect to come to see my friends happily today, but it turned out like this.Daniel actually has such an attitude, saying that he is still a child, it seems that he is thinking a little too much, even if he is mature, he is still immature.

Zhu Hantao can actually understand it, but because the gap between friends who have played together for many years has suddenly become very large, there is a gap in his heart, and it is normal to not know how to deal with it. After all, Daniel and the others are still young, not so mature and sensible, but understanding is understanding, and he is not very comfortable in his heart.

There were so many people in the car today, Zhu Hantao, who had no seat and was squeezed by the door, held on to an armrest to maintain his balance.The four-way tram takes seven stops from Torino Porta Nuova Railway Station to Polda Palazzo Square next to Zhujia Restaurant, and it takes more than ten minutes by car.

Seeing a few fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys happily chatting together, Zhu Hantao didn't quite understand what was in the anime, but he was a little envious of them, envious of their simple friendship.

Originally, I have been playing football all the way, and my friends are teammates who play football together, and I know each other on the court, but when my career develops better and better, the few friends around me seem to be getting fewer and fewer.

Even Daniel Bernardo, best friend for so many years, has been drifting away recently.

Why on earth did this happen? Zhu Hantao felt lonely for no reason when he saw the smiles of passers-by on the roadside outside the window and the bustling market through the car window.

There was a ding dong in my mind, what's the matter?
[Challenging missions] Beasts always walk alone, and cattle and sheep are in groups. On the road to growing into a football superstar, you are destined to be alone. Challenge the goal and complete the first hat-trick of your career.

Reward: 50 points, 2 advanced attribute points.

Zhu Hantao:? ? ?
That's right, football is my lifelong partner. My own improvement and performance on the court are the things that deserve my attention. Let him do the rest.But... is there a time limit for this mission?
This is to see that there is an additional line of supplementary content under the task: no time limit.

There have been no goals in the last few games, and the attribute has not increased for a while. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard. To score a hat-trick, strength and luck are indispensable. It is not an easy task.

Back at Zhu's Restaurant, it was almost dinner time, and customers were slowly starting to arrive. When Zhu Hantao entered, he saw his mother also greeted the guests.

After ordering meals for the guests and returning to the front desk, Lin Xiuyan saw Zhu Hantao standing there, "I'm here to beat you, didn't I say I'm going to take a rest and stop training today? Where did you go just now?"

"Oh, Daniel is going back to Turin today, I'll pick him up." Zhu Hantao was not in a high mood.

The proprietress put down the menu in her hand and glanced at Zhu Hantao, "What's the matter? Why are you in a bad mood during the holidays? Didn't you meet your friends?"

"Damn, mom, these friends seem to be getting farther and farther away from me." Zhu Hantao pulled a stool and sat down next to his mother.

Lin Xiuyan glanced at her son again, and said, "Human, this is what happens in the process of growing up. Some people leave and others come. Only family members will always be by your side. Besides, you will have new friends too, won't you?"

"I understand the truth, but I feel uncomfortable. I happily went to pick him up today and wanted to talk to him about the experience during this period, but he didn't want to talk at all..."

"Do you want your dad to cook something delicious for you today? Eating can make you feel better."

"Um, that's not necessary, let's go on as usual." Zhu Hantao still had this bit of persistence and self-discipline.

"Okay, then you sit here and I'll go find your dad." After speaking, Lin Xiuyan left Zhu Hantao and walked into the kitchen.

Zhu Zeyu, who was busy, saw that his wife's expression was not very good, "What's the matter, what happened?"

"Old Zhu, you said our son, I mean, should we introduce him to someone?" The proprietress said something that surprised both Zhu Zeyu and Xiaoqiang.

"You have a fever?" As he said that, Lao Zhu put down the flesh in his hand and was about to reach out to touch Ms. Lin's forehead, but she slapped her aside, "Don't make trouble, I'm serious."

"Ah? Xiaotao is only sixteen this year, so there's no need to be so impatient, right?" Zhu Zeyu didn't know how his wife thought of this.

Lin Xiuyan briefly talked about what happened to Zhu Hantao today, "I think if he has a girlfriend, he won't have time to think about these things."

Lao Zhu nodded, "That also makes sense. As the old saying goes, you have to establish a career before you start a family. Only when you have a family can a man have a more sense of responsibility... No, it doesn't matter where it is. Oh, it's okay, it's just that children suddenly feel bad about being estranged from their friends, it's normal."

"Is it really okay? There are many children in our hometown who got engaged as soon as they were sixteen or seventeen. I think Xiaotao has never had a girlfriend. No, let alone a girlfriend. There are not many female friends. Could it be..."

"Those are those who don't go to school in the countryside. Let the children find a wife and have children earlier. If this generation fails, directly start the next generation. Can it be the same as our son? Don't worry, Xiaotao, he just puts his mind on football."

Then Lin Xiuyan didn't listen to what Lao Zhu was saying at all, "Abei's daughter is about the same age as Xiaotao, what's her name? She used to like to follow our son, but after Xiaotao went to play football, it became rare. Let them have a meal together someday."

The proprietress walked out of the kitchen muttering like this, leaving Zhu Zeyu and Xiaoqiang looking at each other, "Okay, keep working, I still have a lot to do today."

"Oh got it, boss."

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